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Thursday, December 10, 2020

ADVentura Cigars The Royal Return Queen's Pearls in Quick Review

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ADVentura Cigars
The Royal Return
Queen's Pearls*

WRAPPER: Ecuadorian CT Shade
BINDER: Ecuadorian
FILLER: Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Nicaragua

FORMAT: Corona (644)
ORIGIN: Tabacalera William Ventura, DR
INTENSITY: Mild/Mild-med.

WEBSITE: www.adventuracigars.com

NOTES: 
Exotic spices | Tea leaves | Clotted cream

Softly-mellow dreamy,; yet not without elegance. Citrus underpinnings wrapped in suede. Softwood bracings -- pine. Top-notes of unerring/unwavering delivery. Somewhat hypnotic and really quite lovely-feminine.

TASTE: B+
DRAW: A-
BURN: A
BUILD: B+

FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

Other ADVentura Reviews:

Interview w/ brand owner:

KaplowitzMedia@mail.com

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

Who What When Where Why w/ Marcel Knobel, ADVentura Cigars

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It's been a bit of time since I've posted one of these Who What When Where Why interviews. You can find the others by searching for them somewhere to your right [Search by Keyword(s)]. Perhaps I'll make an index at some point, I probably should. 

edit: Fine. Check out an index of these interviews HERE.

Nevertheless, how these are made: I send the same five questions out to each interviewee, I get their answers back, I publish the results. There's nothing more to it. No follow-up questions, no guidance, no pulling of teeth, no curbing of enthusiasm. OK, at times some light editing for punctuation, say. 

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Here's Marcel Knobel, ADVentura Cigars...

Who has mentored you & who have you mentored?

As someone who has never been afraid to exhaust all information and research when it comes to things of interest, I really did my homework on the cigar industry, agriculture, and the history of a good smoke. Once I was armed with information, I sought out the best group (in this case family) to align myself, and values of the tobacco agriculture and production. 

For me, the Ventura family represents the core of cigars and what enjoyment of them is all about. A multi-generational family that curates every one of the 157 steps to make an incredible cigar. So for me, William and Henderson Ventura have definitely enlightened my ‘Swiss precision’ to revel in what nature has planned otherwise. 

With this mindset, the possibilities are endless. And my hat’s off to them for sharing with me nuances that can only be learned and developed with experience, love, and respect for the craft.

As far as maximizing a partnership, I feel what I lack, Henderson Ventura has, and what he lacks, I bring to the table. One of my strengths, being Swiss and all, is incredible due diligence. I came from a marketing background and have been able to create a brand with a cohesive story between each line. 

That, with my intensive sommelier training, allows me to communicate flavor profiles with Henderson for him to try and blend. So as far as being mentored and mentoring goes, I feel a good partnership will always offer such exchanges. We are equally in favor of reciprocity.

What will you compromise & what won't you compromise?

As far as compromise goes... The Achilles heel for any and all marketing ideas is cost. There are so many things I would love to include, or expand on with packaging design, boxes, advertising, etc... and the cost for marketing design always remains a nebulous incalculable thing when it comes to return on investment. 

But, it is also a good learning experience with each new line on how to get creative and expand my skillset to stretch the 'dollar' in every way possible.

We will NOT nor will we EVER compromise on the quality of our cigars. This includes raw material selection, aging time, blending process, and production. As much as it pains me to be off on delivery times, I will always grow my patience if I can assure our quality standards are met.

When is it failure?

We never make mistakes, we only make discoveries. Ha! When you look at it this way, “failures” sting a bit less and change from lessons to learn, to lessons learned.

Where are you on your journey & where are you going?

In accordance with our ADV story, we are somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic. With each passing day, we gain insight and adjust our tactics based on what the conditions are. We are continuing on the straight and narrow.

We find the only way to navigate the unsureness of the waters these days is to continue with best practices and maintain the boutique characteristics. This enables us a wider variety of raw material experimentation without the pressure of mass quantity production and allows a wider range of experience for our thankfully growing customer base.

Why do you succeed?

I’m a student for life and a team player. I live by the proverb 'If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together.'

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Visit ADVentura Cigars online HERE.

Read some ADVentura reviews:
ADVentura Royal Return Kings Gold
ADVentura Royal Return Queen's Pearls
ADVentura The Conqueror
ADVentura The Explorer
ADVentura The Navigator

kaplowitzmedia@mail.com

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Friday, November 27, 2020

Featured Company: ADVentura Cigars

"Have you Kaplowitz'd to-day?"

Featured company: ADVentura
Here, read some reviews...


Find out more about ADVentura HERE. 

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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

ADVentura Cigars The Conqueror Emperor's Edition (LE) in Review

“Have you Kaplowitz’d to-day?”

ADVentura Cigars 
The Conqueror Emperor's Edition

WRAPPER: Ecuadorian
BINDER: Indonesian
FILLER: Dominican, Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Lancero (740) pig-tail cap
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Medium-full

WEBSITE: www.adventuracigars.com

NOTES:
Boozy fudge | Jerk seasoning | Leather

Deeply-dense yet jovial. Powerful but refined. Big-big notes of bourbon-laced dark fudge include a structuring charred barrel. Jerk seasoning tidings fit well the pirate-y motif, me hearties. See? I can be fun. Lots of brown sugar in that mix -- cloves, cinnamon, ginger, salt. It's the Scotch Bonnet chile peppers that seal the jerk deal.

Leather delivery. Savory. Drips its juices down thru its midsection. All Spice, dark grains, a driving compost. Further down, vanilla bean, molasses, and separate dark chocolate. Rich and well-rounded then even more-so via a toasted cream intro at 2/3. Balanced, nuanced, complex. Extraordinarily, deeply, sneakily (respectively).

Burn opens in a split-ash manner but corrects fast. Draws smooth w/ a resistance typical of the vitola. Even & smooth. Heavy veins on the top-leaf hurt the eye, but not the hand. Oily, dark. Burns on an even-line, slowly. Ash grows to an inch. Excellent savory-sweet smoke out-put w/ spicy kicker in the air. The Emporer sits ashore in luxurious chambers. The sea brings him fortunes. Apt. 

TASTE: A+
DRAW: A-
BURN: A-
BUILD: B+

FINAL GRADE: A
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

Other ADVentura reviews:

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Sunday, September 26, 2021

Kaplowitz Media. Cigar of the Year 2020-21

"Have you Kaplowitz'd THIS-YEAR?"
 
Kaplowitz Media. Cigar of the Year 2020-21

THIS IS THE KAPLOWITZ MEDIA. CIGAR OF THE YEAR POST. Please familiarize yourself w/ the below schedule. Each step occurs within this post & is placed atop the previous step.

STEPS TOWARD NAMING THE 2020-21 CIGAR OF THE YEAR
  1. All Cigars of the Month listed (9/26)
  2. Best of each month announced (9/27)
  3. List will be whittled down to ten (9/28)
  4. Ten-six announced (9/29)
  5. Five-one announced (9/30)
What time are these steps posted, exactly? Wake up & check-in. Not updated? Have breakfast, check-back. See? Please note that each cigar listed is a link to its full review. Finally, no other posts will publish here on Kaplowitz Media. during this time; although the Kaplowitz To-day podcast will cover this process of unfurling on its regular schedule.

5. FIVE THRU ONE ANNOUNCED (1-5?) (9/30)

Kaplowitz Media. Cigar of the Year 2020-21


4. TEN THRU SIX ANNOUNCED (6-10?) (9/29)


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3. LIST WILL BE WHITTLED DOWN TO TEN (9/28)
oh, now it's getting good. [Listed in ABC'd order.]

7-20-4 Factory 57 
Acosta La Lujuria 
Adventura Royal Return Queen's Pearls 
Big Sky Bighorn 2.0 
Bocock Bros. World Traveler Maduro 
Bongani 458 Short Premium Selection 
Dunbarton Sobremesa Brulee Blue 
HVC Cerro Sabrositos 
Stolen Throne War Council 
Valacari NeoClassic (2019)

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2. (9/27) BEST OF EACH MONTH ANNOUNCED. (All others, to be clear, are out of contention.) A link to each advancing offering's full review can be found in Step 1.

OCT. 2020: HVC Cerro Sabrositos
NOV. 2020: Dunbarton Sobremesa Brulee Blue
DEC. 2020: Adventura Royal Return Queen's Pearls
JAN. 2021: Valacari NeoClassic (2019)
FEB. 2021: Bongani 458 Short Premium Selection
MAR. 2021: Acosta La Lujuria
APR. 2021: Brun del Re Pig Year Toro
MAY 2021: Tatuaje Skinny Wolf
JUN. 2021: Bocock Bros. World Traveler Maduro
JUL. 2021: 7-20-4 Factory 57
AUG. 2021: Stolen Throne War Council
SEP. 2021: Big Sky Bighorn 2.0

EDIT: (9/27) Please note, with my apologies, that March 2021 has been edited. I originally included March 2020 in error. Again, my sincere apologies. - Kap

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1. (9/26) ALL CIGARS of the MONTH HONOREES LISTED:

OCT. 2020

ADVentura Queen's Pearls
HVC Cerro Sabrositos
Illusione ECCJ Churchill
Illusione Cigares Prive Corojo
Illusione Singulare 2015 Miserere

NOV. 2020

ACE Prime MXS Tiago Splitter Signature
Dunbarton Mi Querida Triqui Traca
Dunbarton Sobremesa Brulee Blue
Illusione ~cg:4~ Kaplowitz Media. Candela

DEC. 2020

ADVentura The Royal Return Queen's Pearls
Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Maestro
Corona de GTO 10 Anos Corojo
My Father La Promesa

JAN. 2021

Punch Clasico Elites
ADVentura The Conqueror Emperor's Edition
Valacari NeoClassic 2019
Valacari Nobility 2019
Cavalier Geneve White Series (audio)
GTO La Cura Presidente

FEB. 2021

Indian Motorcycle Cigars Maduro
Debonaire Cigars Habano Robusto
Bongani Cigars Robusto
Bongani Cigars 458 Short Premium Selection

MAR. 2021

Acosta Cigar Co. La Lujuria
DAV Cigars Habana Clasico Torpedo

APR. 2021

Sunday, March 1, 2020

Chatting w/ Marcel Knobel of ADVentura Cigars

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Marcel Knobel & I speak to one another across many time zones and eras. We discuss flying cars, kosher wines, & Euro vs. US tobacco markets. Listen in & check out his ADVentura cigar line. thx

Adventura Cigars: www.adventuracigars.com

More Kaplowitz Radio. info: https://bit.ly/2PvO8Xl

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Saturday, September 26, 2020

Kaplowitz Media. Cigar of the Year 2019-20

"Have you Kaplowitz'd this-year?"

KAPLOWITZ MEDIA.
CIGAR OF THE YEAR 2019-2020

Gentlepersons, it is now the 5th time to name the Kaplowitz Media. Cigar of the Year. You can take a look back at the other years HERE. What more perfect a way to wrap up the month-long Fifth Aniversario Celebracion of KM. than this right here? As a reminder, the process...

STEPS TOWARD NAMING THE 2019-20 CIGAR OF THE YEAR
  1. All Cigars of the Month listed (9/26)
  2. Best of each month announced (9/27)
  3. List will be whittled down to ten (9/28)
  4. Ten-six announced (9/29)
  5. Five-one announced (9/30)
These edits to this post occur daily in accordance w/ the above schedule. What time exactly? Wake up & check-in. Not updated? Have breakfast, check-back. See? Please note that each name listed is a link to its full review. Finally, no other posts will publish here on Kaplowitz Media. Cigars during this time. The wine & coffee sites, however, will each continue unaffected. 

So now & w/ out any further ado, adon't, or a'maybe...

1. ALL CIGARS of the MONTH HONOREES

OCTOBER 2019

Diamond Crown Black Diamond by JC Newman
La Sonrisa Cigars El Profesor
Left Hand Cigar Co. Left-Hander
Micallef Cigars Leyanda No.2

NOVEMBER 2019

ADVentura The Explorer
Illusione Singulare 2019 Seven Horns

DECEMBER 2019

Cavalier Geneve Black II
Cavalier Geneve White Series
O.M. Essential Blend No. 1
Regina Avus et Avia
Villiger La Libertad

JANUARY 2020

Chaffiot Collection Original Connecticut
Illusione Epernay 10th Anniversary D'Aosta

FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020

Tatuaje Cabaiguan
Espinosa Laranja Escuro
Pura Soul Kings Treasure
San Lotano Dominicano
Villiger Do Brasil Maduro

APRIL 2020

El Artista El Pulita 60 Aniversario

MAY 2020

Cavalier Geneve Black II
Cavalier Geneve White Series
DAV Prima Natural
Debonaire Habano
Indian Motorcycle Habano

JUNE 2020

ADVentura The Conqueror
ADVentura The Explorer
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Brulee
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sin Compromiso
Kristoff Vengeance
Principal Cigars Accomplice Classic
Principle Cigars Frothy Monkey
Red Meat Lovers Club (DT&T)
Viva la Vida Jester

JULY 2020

Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Red Knight
Principle Aviator Series Vainqueur

AUGUST 2020

Espinosa Cigars 601 La Bomba Warhead VI
Illusione Cigars Mj12
Oliva Cigars Serie V Belicoso
Stolen Throne Cigars Call to Arms Corona
Stolen Throne Cigars Call to Arms Robusto

SEPTEMBER 2020

All Saints Dedicacion
All Saints Solamente
HVC Edicion Especial 2015
HVC Hot Cake Laguito No. 4
Illusione Cruzado

2. BEST OF EACH MONTH

OCTOBER 2019: 

NOVEMBER 2019: 

DECEMBER 2019:


FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020:

APRIL 2020:

MAY 2020:

JUNE 2020:

JULY 2020:

AUGUST 2020:

SEPTEMBER 2020:

3. TOP 10 IN ABC'd ORDER

Principle Aviator Series Vainqueur

4. NUMBERS 10-6 ANNOUNCED

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

ADVentura Cigars The Royal Return Queen's Pearls in Review "To Paraphrase the Familiar"

“Have you Kaplowitz’d to-day?”

ADVentura Cigars 
The Royal Return 
Queen's Pearls

WRAPPER: Ecuadorian CT Shade
BINDER: Ecuadorian
FILLER: Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Nicaragua

FORMAT: Corona (644)
ORIGIN: Tabacalera William Ventura, DR
INTENSITY: Mild-Medium

WEBSITE: www.adventuracigars.com

NOTES:
Light spices | Floral | Cream

Pleasantly sweet. Mature. An alumn of a prestigious finishing school. This cigar knows etiquette. & apparently, makes me think of Barbara Bush? "I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over." She said that. This cigar says that; has floral bits, dandelions, roots & all. Chamomile. Sweet vegetal tidings. Earthiness, creamy & sunny-bright sans glare. Citrus, lemonade. Big cream. Some suede. 

White pepper, kindly & cardamom. Undertones of flaky pie crust, builder's tea, oats. White chocolate as a mid-point transition/entry. Underbelly is a golden haystack, no needle & more earth. Slight chicken coop. Excellent gently nuanced depths, sneaky complexities. Lovely balance & wonderful posture (structure). Balsawood. It is quite the Queen, really. It titters tenderly & waves warmly. Grounding.

Built ::: very ::: well, a bit delicately at the cap. Draws silky-smooth. Builds fantastic silvery sheathed ash. Paces itself almost sublimely-so & on a dead-even line. A smoke which soothes via even-keeled performance & personable feel w/ sweet clean finish. Not a smoke which necessarily wows w/ flavor instead sets an appealing mood. Behind every King's Gold is a stick just like this, to paraphrase the familiar.

TASTE: B+
DRAW: A
BURN: A
BUILD: B+

FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

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Thursday, October 31, 2019

ADVentura Cigars The Explorer in Review

“Have you Kaplowitz’d to-day?”


ADVentura Cigars
by Henderson Ventura
The Explorer

WRAPPER: Mexican Habano
BINDER: Ecuadorian Sumatra
FILLER: Dominican, Ecuadorian

FORMAT: Short Robusto
ORIGIN: Tabacalera William Ventura, DR
STRENGTH: Medium-Full

WEBSITE: www.adventuracigars.com

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NOTES: 
Deep cocoa with finely ground black pepper & spiced cedar attachments. Pleasantly pungent & overall muchly, kindly. A distinct toasted pumpernickel retro-hale. Undertones are interesting insofar as their delivery is via that spiced cedar -- remaining braced | delineated quite well. Smoked paprika, cumin, red pepper flake, cinnamon. Also an espresso-laced earthiness on a thick toasted cream bracing.

Underbelly is a savory leather, which is on the aroma as well, added to that room-note is a tick of spiced black tea. That last mention finds its way to the long-legged bittersweet savory finish; lip-smacking & warmly tingly-so. A short & impactful smoke, tho refined, as well. 3/3 ushers some sweet red wine into its middlings.

Excellent draw. No re-direct is needed on burn, but the line does half-hiccup on a pair of occasions.  B I G smoke out-put, actively & passively. Ash builds well, is rolled off in thirds. Zero hard/soft spots & assemblage of cap/seams are primo. This is just a beautifully balanced and densely profiled cigar -- exquisite.

FINAL GRADE: A
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

ADVentura Cigars The Navigator in REDUX Review "Maybe a Bing or Two"

“Have you Kaplowitz’d to-day?”

ADVentura
The Navigator

WRAPPER: Mexican San Andres Maduro
BINDER: Indonesian Sumatra
FILLER: Dominican, Nicaraguan, Ecuadorian

FORMAT: 5.5x50 "Pinzon"
ORIGIN: Tabacalera William Ventura, DR
INTENSITY: Medium/Med. Full

WEBSITE: www.adventuracigars.com

The reasoning behind this redux is a switch from Robusto to Robusto of a conceivably different batch. The original (11/26/19) review can be read at: https://bit.ly/3iGzpFV This 2d will not reference that 1t. You should read it anyway. It is superbly written.

NOTES:
Cherries | Dark chocolate | Plum

::: very ::: cherry. Black & Tart varietals. Maybe a Bing or two. Tart & Black. A bit wobbly toward sour, particularly on the back-end. Almost a cranberry-ish puckering there. Other fruits...fruit... plum, ripe & juicy. Dark chocolate is a bit waxy-wispy but passes the test via an aiding Dutch Process cocoa. Primaries err a half-tick uncomfortably toward drying/sharp.

Undertones are supple leather, darkly & a toasted cream front. Behind that is a savory-sweet alfalfa fungal bit. In the place 'tween is a pull of espresso w/ quickly dissipating crema. Some toasted almond ebbs & flows, candied at times more than others. There are sharp corners in the profile, but they are cushioned -- albeit thinly-so. Definitely not a lackadaisical offering, a real go-getter.

Quite complex but only fleetingly nuanced. An orange pith addition to the finish whisks it clean. That finish is a rather interestingly pungent savoriness w/ heavy tart lilt. Aroma is sweeter & warmer than expected; a woodsy array w/ wine cask lead. Excellent smoke-out-put, calmly satiating. Decisive, as is the profile. Dead-even burn, superb ash growth, smooth draw. Combustion/construction are big selling points here.

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

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Thursday, November 7, 2019

ADVentura Cigars The Conqueror in Review

“Have you Kaplowitz’d to-day?”


ADVentura Cigars
by Henderson Ventura
The Conqueror

WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Habano 2000
BINDER: Ecuadorian Sumatra
FILLER: Dominican, Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Robusto
ORIGIN: Tabacalera William Ventura, DR
STRENGTH: Medium-Full

WEBSITE: www.adventuracigars.com

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NOTES:
Rigid notes, dark & dipped in toasted cream. Chocolatey-earthen top-notes w/ cumin, smoked paprika, & smooth black pepper nuances. In quite a particular order, the undertones are coffee beans (which brace well), black licorice, & hearty roasted grains. Underbelly is an enveloping of profile via earthiness & a creme brulee thing.

Straight-forward in a purposeful & focused stride, tho not in a linear fashion. Nuanced especially in the aforementioned up-top, tho not complex. Aroma sees a stiff leather addition to those overtones off a voluminous smoky-smoke out-put.

Cap assemblage wears a bit, but not in a manner hindering performance. Draws smoothly, a tick toward the stiff-side. Burns evenly & at a nicely slower than moderate pace. Ash builds oily to a dense inch+. Seams hold against char & the rather firm roll shows no sign of softening nor does it show any soft-spots.

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

ADVentura Cigars The Conqueror Comandante in REDUX Review "Perfecting Your Sanskrit Pronunciations"

“Have you Kaplowitz’d to-day?”

ADVentura Cigars
by Henderson Ventura
The Conqueror Comandante

WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Habano 2000
BINDER: Ecuadorian Sumatra
FILLER: Dominican, Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Robusto "Comandante"
ORIGIN: Tabacalera William Ventura, Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Medium-Full

WEBSITE: www.adventuracigars.com

The reasoning behind this redux is a switch from Robusto to Robusto of a conceivably different batch. The original (11/7/19) review can be read at: https://bit.ly/2BQy9it This 2d will not reference that 1t. You should read it anyway. It is superbly written.

NOTES:
Mexican chocolate | Earth | Black pepper

Mexican chocolate seasoned for the tastes of a white woman in UGG boots. (Mild, say). Allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon -- hold the chilies. Some finely-ground black pepper. Very earthen with a slightly coarse texture, smoothly. Huh? Scuffed ballbearings sprinkled w/ talc. Dark. Ultimately creamy, toasted then roasted via progression. Cream is an aspect of earth... barnyard.

Undertones are over-ripe red/purple fruit syrups, coffee beans, anise seed, & dark grains. A cola hint. Underbelly is an enveloping of profile via earthiness & a creme brulee thing. Not a lot of flavor notes but quite flavorful & easily-so. Rather a lock-step delivery but never linear -- quite nuanced. Not complex but kindly attainable, sedate. Not boring by a longshot. 

Aroma is a supple leather leading out sweetnesses via plush savoriness. All told an accessible meditation held by a friendly guru not hung-up on perfecting your Sanskrit pronunciations. Draws smoothly albeit a tick moist. Burns very slowly, evenly, coolly. The oily ash collects at a snail's pace with a gorilla's strength. A juicy nightcap par excellence.

FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

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Sunday, July 12, 2020

Kaplowitz Radio. EP184 "No Love Toward Others"

lo-fi & lovely

Cigar reviews. Coffee reviews. A wine review. all read from & by Kaplowitz Media. Oh, and throw in some Shakespeare & linguistic fun bits! yw For more Kaplowitz Media. cook a metal fork in a microwave for 30 seconds & just wait...



The BEST cigar cigars coffee coffees podcast on the www today is Kaplowitz Media.
available on:
& everywhere else

For the 411 on Kaplowitz Radio, go HERE.

SHOW NOTES[links]

DEBONAIRE DAYBREAK
http://kaplowitz.blogspot.com/2018/06/debonaire-cigars-daybreak-in-corona.html
https://kaplowitz.blogspot.com/2020/05/debonaire-cigars-daybreak-in-redux.html

GORONGOSA ELEPHANTS NEVER FORGET
https://kmcoffee.blogspot.com/2020/05/gorongosa-coffee-elephants-never-forget.html

Principle Cigars Aviator:
https://kaplowitz.blogspot.com/2020/07/principle-cigars-aviator-series.html

Sweet Cheeks Winery Pinot Noir:
https://kaplowitz.blogspot.com/2020/07/kaplowitz-media-wine-sweet-cheeks.html

Dark Horse Coffee Colombia:
https://kmcoffee.blogspot.com/2020/07/dark-horse-coffee-roasters-los-canelos.html

ADVentura Navigator:
https://kaplowitz.blogspot.com/2020/07/adventura-cigars-navigator-in-redux.html

Killer Beans Brazilian Bombshell:
https://kmcoffee.blogspot.com/2020/07/killer-beans-coffee-brazilian-bombshell.html
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Friday, June 5, 2020

ADVentura Cigars The Explorer in REDUX Review "Plush Rhymes w/ Lush & is Apt"

"Have you Kaplowitz'd to-day?"

ADVentura Cigars
by Henderson Ventura
The Explorer

WRAPPER: Mexican Habano
BINDER: Ecuadorian Sumatra
FILLER: Dominican, Ecuadorian

FORMAT: Short Robusto
ORIGIN: Tabacalera William Ventura, DR
STRENGTH: Medium-Full

WEBSITE: www.adventuracigars.com

The reasoning behind this redux is a switch from Short Robusto to Short Robusto of a conceivably different batch. The original (10/31/19) review can be read at: https://bit.ly/2XvMs4r This 2d will not reference that 1t. You should read it anyway. It is superbly written.

NOTES:
Chocolate | Black Pepper | Wood

Bigly of the chocolates, yes? Yes. Dark & milk both. A bit of Mexican chocolate, too. Chocolatey af, see? The remaining of primaries act as a WonderBra, lifting & separating the Death by Chocolate which is this lush offering. Lifting is a black peppercorn with supporting spices all its own. Separating are planks of further-spiced cedar. Plush rhymes w/ lush & is apt. 

Middlings are those bolstering spices. Lettuce see... cinnamon, clove, paprika, cayenne... shared by the wood & pepper up-top. Creme brulee is here in the undertones, as well -- a bit burnt. Coffee, too. Robust yet neatly refined. A well-worked professional wrestling bout, say? Nuanced deeply & keenly complex. Aroma is a patisserie & bakery sharing a storefront. A next-door cafe. Dark grains & rich compost under-belly.

Finishes spicy-sweet on a set of gams that just won't quit. Burns even on-down, grows nice ash. No soft spots. Pulls smooth gate-to-wire. Noir. A bare bulb dangling over a card table. A cheap apartment over those shops? I like it here. Spiced rum. Cinnamon raisin bread in a toaster. This is fun. Serious fucking fun. Roasted orange in the final act.

FINAL GRADE: A
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

ADVentura Cigars The Navigator in Review

“Have you Kaplowitz’d to-day?”


ADVentura Cigars
The Navigator "Pinzon"

WRAPPER: Mexican San Andres Maduro
BINDER: Indonesian Sumatra
FILLER: Dominican, Nicaraguan, Ecuador

FORMAT: 5.5x50 "Pinzon"
ORIGIN: Tabacalera William Ventura, DR
STRENGTH: Medium/Med. Full

WEBSITE: www.adventuracigars.com

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NOTES:
Sort of just lays there, but pleasantly. Languidly. Mocha latte top-notes, and that's a bit it. A nuttiness ebbs and flows at times atop, more often underneath. When it leads those underneaths (which happens more often as smoke progresses) it takes on a roasted chestnut vibe. Rest of middlings are leather & baking spices. Underbelly is a dry dirt trail earthiness w/ sweet toffee hints. Some looks at a graham cracker.

The main look-see at complexity is a neat one, the mocha top and earthen under each entrench to the point of enveloping at the midpoint. Well balanced but maybe boringly-so if you're looking to part-ay. At least simply-so. Nice nuances. A cigar for a lazily quiet Sunday. Easy. Uncluttered yet well-filled. Would be well-served by a bit more focus of notes. 

Performs admirably on all points. Excellent draw, excellent roll, excellent ash -- maybe the best ash I've seen in a good while. Great draw. Smoky out-put, culminating in a heavy & kind bittersweet aroma. Somehow the whole affair is rather a jaunty one.

FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

ADVentura Cigars The Royal Return Kings Gold in Review "Weighty but not Plodding"

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ADVentura Cigars 
The Royal Return
Kings Gold

WRAPPER: USA Connecticut Broadleaf
BINDER: Mexican San Andres
FILLER: Dominican Republic, USA, Nicaragua

FORMAT: Toro (664)
ORIGIN: Tabacalera William Ventura, DR
INTENSITY: Medium/Medium-Full

WEBSITE: www.adventuracigars.com

NOTES:
Chocolate soda | Coffee | Cedar

Bittersweet w/ a hint of meat. Sinewy. Juicy. Well-structured via seasoned cedar. Nice coffee look, excellent crema, a stovetop espresso say. A chocolate soda replete with creaminess & maraschino cherry topper. Cedar carries a tick of butterscotch. Spices are Midwest kitchen. A nice black pepper kick, softly. Not super complex but well-nuanced.

Undertones are driven by supple leather, a bit wetly-so. Mainly earthen in the midsection. Buckwheat, barnyard. [Chocolate] Babka flits in along the way. Finishes sweet-bitter style on moderate stiff legs. Smells a bit like American scones being served up at a cafe. Balanced nicely & well-rounded sans edges. Weighty but not plodding.

Burns a tick & self-correctingly-so jagged -- no big whoop. Combusts all told well, with nice smoke out-put and excellent languid pacing. Stong oily ash. Packing softens some during progression and not always evenly; nothing egregious nor hampening to draw. Fans of the fuller-side of the Caldwell portfolio should greatly appreciate this offering. 

HERE is a great chocolate soda recipe.

TASTE: B+
DRAW: B+
BURN: B
BUILD: B

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

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Thursday, June 25, 2020

Kaplowitz Media. Cigars of the Month (June 2020)

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Kaplowitz Media.
CIGARS of the MONTH: JUNE 2020
[Names are links to full reviews]


Index of cigars of the month posts: https://bit.ly/3gfalEB

EDITOR'S NOTE: A helluva month culminating in a long/strong list of A-grade offerings. WIth September coming up soon-ish & sneakily, it's important to remember that only ONE (1) of these will move on to the next round in the KM Cigar of the Year unfurling. Decisions, decisions, decisions...

...

Plans have been announced for the 5th Anniversario Celebracion of Kaplowitz Media. during the month of September. The full Slate of events feature:
  • 9/1. Kappy Awards
  • 9/15. Kaplowitz Guide 2020
  • 9.26-30. Kaplowitz Media. Cigar of the Year
More info to follow.
Here's all the info thus far (in podcast form): https://bit.ly/2BYU2Mp

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Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Kaplowitz Media. Cigars SPECIAL Listicle: Holiday Season Cigar Recommendations

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Kaplowitz Media. Cigars SPECIAL Listicle: Holiday Season Cigar Recommendations. It's the holiday season. I feel these cigars would pair well w/ traditional holiday season activities. Why? Trust me, that's why. Here goes x6 & in no particular order:

Stolen Throne Cigars Call to Arms

Undertones reach up to influence the up-top with notes of fungal bits. (Your aunt sure is a fun-gal.) Cardamom gives off an apple pie vibe and the crust is there too, sugary, flaky. Suede. Chicken coop. Peanut butter. Berries. Chamomile & wildflowers. A certain cleansing citrus pith. Long sweet-spicy finish & ever-evolving. Could easily be a cacophony but instead stays jazzy. Excellent depth of nuance, brightly, densely.

Read my full review HERE.

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HVC Cigars Hot Cake Laguito No. 4 

Excellent delineation up-top. In the underneath, the structure gives a bit more, allowing for some mingling of notes while still enforcing boundaries. A potpourri note, some dark grains, a hint of red pepper. Quite nuanced. Stoically complex. Well-mannered to the point of being courteous. A (re)fine(d) look-see at San Andres top-leaf. A bit of toasted cream, a bit of graham. Sedate.

Read my full review HERE. 

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Dunbarton T&T Cigars Mi Querida Triqui Traca

Wood. Hickory w/ a haunting thereafter seasoned cedar. Takes spices a draw or two to develop, then smoked paprika, cumin, cinnamon nethers. Cayenne like a mofo via progression. A sweetness balances well; a thin molasses, cola thing. Coffee structures dryly, full city roasted beans. Focused near piercingly-so. Heighty but well-weighted, anchored.

Read my full review HERE.

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ADVentura Cigars The Royal Return Kings Gold

Bittersweet w/ a hint of meat. Sinewy. Juicy. Well-structured via seasoned cedar. Nice coffee look, excellent crema, a stovetop espresso say. A chocolate soda replete with creaminess & maraschino cherry topper. Cedar carries a tick of butterscotch. Spices are Midwest kitchen. A nice black pepper kick, softly. Not super complex but well-nuanced.

Read my full review HERE.

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GTO Cigars La Cura Robusto

Undertones are led by a cayenne that occasionally excelsior!s upwards. Seems to steer the profile from wherever it sits. Earthen nods are savory things, meatily. Cumin & smoked paprika, too. Dash of cinnamon further down. Then a roasted orange in more toasted cream. Leather thickly-stiffly lays out under it all. A bit of molasses. Warmly balanced. Deeply nuanced.

Read my full review HERE.

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Artesano del Tobacco Viva la Vida Jester

Black pepper and cayenne, boldly-so; upfront but not dialing back a whole bunch. Spices: smoked paprika, cumin, cinnamon, clove. Slight ginger (particularly extending on/into lengthy+ finish.)  Powerfully purposeful. Peppery. Pepper. Thick black over-top a thinner red/cayenne and lingering bit. Body is a match for that front-loaded pepper-spice which features cumin & smoked paprika attachments. 

Read my full review HERE.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Kaplowitz Media. Cigars SPECIAL REPORT: Dominican | Honduran | Nicaraguan Gold Medals (Recent Reviews) RANKED

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Kaplowitz Media. Cigars SPECIAL REPORT: Dominican | Honduran | Nicaraguan Gold Medals (Recent Reviews) RANKED

Remember those not all that long ago GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE recently reviewed lists? For a refresher, they were (links ahead) of DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HONDURAN, and NICARAGUAN offerings & they were ranked. Now, I'm ranking the GOLD MEDALISTS. wow. 

(Each offering's mention is a link to my full review.)

GOLD MEDAL
(Dominican)

SILVER MEDAL

BRONZE MEDAL
(Nicaraguan)

NOTE: that these occasional GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE (GSB) listicles live independently of the big end of the year list & even monthly best-ofs. Please don't hold me accountable for this. Consider these the lore, not canon, of the Kaplowitz Media. Universe (#KMU)

NOTE II: look for me to potentially discuss this list in further detail on Kaplowitz Radio. Podcast EP213 (upcoming). thx

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Sunday, October 25, 2020

Kaplowitz Media. Cigars of the Month (October 2020)

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Kaplowitz Media.
CIGARS of the MONTH: OCTOBER 2020
[Names are links to full reviews] 


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